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US Coast Guard is building nation’s first polar security cutter

US Coast Guard is building nation’s first polar security cutter

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 2, 2025 | Arctic shipping, News, Shipbuilding

The US Coast Guard/US Navy Integrated Program Office received approval on 19 December to begin to build the first polar security cutter (PSC). The PSC is the first heavy polar icebreaker constructed in the United States in more than five decades. The work is being...
US, UK, Netherlands and others to protect ships in Red Sea

US, UK, Netherlands and others to protect ships in Red Sea

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 19, 2023 | Navy, News, Piracy, Shipping

The US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin has announced the establishment of Operation Prosperity Guardian. This new multinational security initiative is to protect ships in the Red Sea. ‘The recent escalation in reckless Houthi attacks originating from Yemen...
Farewell address: FLIP tilting into history

Farewell address: FLIP tilting into history

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 29, 2023 | Maritime research, News, Offshore, SWZ|Maritime

Many thought it would sink. But it never did. Self-upending of the strange baseball bat-shaped Scripps research vessel FLIP at sea was a most unusual experience. Even for its seasoned crew. They had to cope with operating both horizontal and vertical facilities on...
[VIDEO] US Navy aircraft carrier completes first full ship shock trials

[VIDEO] US Navy aircraft carrier completes first full ship shock trials

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 21, 2021 | Navy, News, Ship design

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) has completed the first full ship shock trials (FSSTs). The first-in-class aircraft carrier was designed using advanced computer modelling methods, testing, and analysis to ensure it is hardened to withstand battle conditions. The shock...
Fire fighting USS Bonhomme Richard continues, but structure is safe

Fire fighting USS Bonhomme Richard continues, but structure is safe

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 16, 2020 | News

Fire fighting on board USS Bonhomme Richard is still ongoing. According to Rear Admiral Philip Sobeck, Expeditionary Strike Group Three commander, the ship is stable and the structure is safe and there is no threat to the fuel tanks. Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron...
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